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they brought artisans that brought the cathedrals in europe over here. if they could build in it five years they would receive citizenship. they built in it 14 months. >> it sustained class is in memory of their fallen classmates. >> different classes donated funds necessary to put the beautiful windows that you see all through the chapel. >> we'll be going back to the holiday concert but first, in this beautiful setting, let's listen to the west point band's sax quartet as they perform "queen of sheba." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. we calet'for an idea.s -&. a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors... you
they brought artisans that brought the cathedrals in europe over here. if they could build in it five years they would receive citizenship. they built in it 14 months. >> it sustained class is in memory of their fallen classmates. >> different classes donated funds necessary to put the beautiful windows that you see all through the chapel. >> we'll be going back to the holiday concert but first, in this beautiful setting, let's listen to the west point band's sax quartet as...
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they brought artisans that brought the cathedrals in europe over here. if they could build in it five years they would receive citizenship. they built in it 14 months. >> it sustained class is in memory of their fallen classmates. >> different classes donated funds necessary to put the beautiful windows that you see all through the chapel. >> we'll be going back to the holiday concert but first, in this beautiful setting, let's listen to the west point band's sax quartet as they perform "queen of sheba." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! thlet'for an idea.s - a grand idea called america. the idea that if you work hard, if you have a dream, if you work with your neighbors
they brought artisans that brought the cathedrals in europe over here. if they could build in it five years they would receive citizenship. they built in it 14 months. >> it sustained class is in memory of their fallen classmates. >> different classes donated funds necessary to put the beautiful windows that you see all through the chapel. >> we'll be going back to the holiday concert but first, in this beautiful setting, let's listen to the west point band's sax quartet as...
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bash america, sort of like sally field accepting it for, i don't know, jane fonda, his theme has been europe is in the pickle because of the united states, but this is a prevailing view that the european union is facing their problems because of the united states. they cannot be serious. >>guest: no, i quite agree and basically, norway, which gives the thing, it is very political, norway is not even in the european union but they are next door to this whole number which is a growing totalitarian state. it failed to give peace over kosovo and it has given its people massive borrowing and not they have over borrowed and the recommendation is alwaysst either and now you have rioting and forces for secession to break up the european union. it is a massive totalitarian state, grabbing power, and it gives its parliament elections but in power, and it does not like disagreement and it is against opposition, and, in fact, there are move moves afoot to stay any speaking against the european is a legal on fence and it is founded upon deceit and corruption. why did the european union need 2,000 secret
bash america, sort of like sally field accepting it for, i don't know, jane fonda, his theme has been europe is in the pickle because of the united states, but this is a prevailing view that the european union is facing their problems because of the united states. they cannot be serious. >>guest: no, i quite agree and basically, norway, which gives the thing, it is very political, norway is not even in the european union but they are next door to this whole number which is a growing...
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this bank is incorporated in europe a problem with the investigation. it was the united states senate over the summer that raised a lot of red flags how hsbc was doing business and who they did business with including iran, libya, cuba, and mexican drug cartels. fox reaped out to hsbc. here is what they say, from a spokeswoman. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. we are accountable for what went wrong, remedying it and learning from it. they have a new c.e.o. and new people in place. they will spend $700 million to make sure their controls are in place. does that excuse what they have done? maybe not morale but financially they say and the this country and the department of justice say they are paying their dues. >>shepard: the spokesperson said this is not about individuals but the bank did not write that memo, a person had to write that memo and at the same time the bank cannot do deals with people they know are fraudulent and criminal. only people can do that. the government said they knew they had the goods and decided not to ge
this bank is incorporated in europe a problem with the investigation. it was the united states senate over the summer that raised a lot of red flags how hsbc was doing business and who they did business with including iran, libya, cuba, and mexican drug cartels. fox reaped out to hsbc. here is what they say, from a spokeswoman. i would emphasize this is not about certain individuals. we are accountable for what went wrong, remedying it and learning from it. they have a new c.e.o. and new people...
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. >> hey, jamie, this is something that started off in europe it's made its way over here. how many times have we tossed away that broken coffee machine and bought a new one. inspiring others fix those broken household items. >> everything old is new again at the west seattle fix it collector. >> a group of that's like to get together and help each other fix whatever we own. >> from sewing machines to fans to lawn mowers, if it is broke they will try to fix it repair groups have flourished in europe and spreading to the united states. >> i like the idea of reusing something that has already had a life, already been built and created most of its environmental foot prints. >> members of the fix it collectors in brooklyn help people save the planet and a buck or two. >> throw away culture motivates a lot of us to come here and try to fight it. the economy definitely played a role. minute it breaks or the newest gadget comes out they have to get the new one and throw the old one away. it's expensive and what are we doing to the planet. >> so big in europe they attract up to hal
. >> hey, jamie, this is something that started off in europe it's made its way over here. how many times have we tossed away that broken coffee machine and bought a new one. inspiring others fix those broken household items. >> everything old is new again at the west seattle fix it collector. >> a group of that's like to get together and help each other fix whatever we own. >> from sewing machines to fans to lawn mowers, if it is broke they will try to fix it repair...
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of reasons but certainly this issue, i mean people are watching, i was talking to somebody today in europe and they were saying the only thing that is on the news there is whether the american politicians if you will are going to deal with this issue that is before us. so no doubt we are being made into lesser country he by virtue of our inability to deal with this. and greta, i think you know also that a month ago i offered a $4.5 trillion package to deal with this just so to show that these decisions are easy to make. tough medicine but easy to make. we know how they score and we should just get this behind us and i think what most of us wanted to see on our side of the aisle is putting this in the rear view mirror as we moved into january to begin the year again with an economy and investing public and a world that knew that we faced up to the responsibilities that we have in this great nation. again we stepped away from that and it is going to continue on but again i think our nation's greatness continues to dissipate as we digitter with the issue -- dither with an issue of the governm
of reasons but certainly this issue, i mean people are watching, i was talking to somebody today in europe and they were saying the only thing that is on the news there is whether the american politicians if you will are going to deal with this issue that is before us. so no doubt we are being made into lesser country he by virtue of our inability to deal with this. and greta, i think you know also that a month ago i offered a $4.5 trillion package to deal with this just so to show that these...
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from his four star contemporaries who were mainly back in those days focused on fighting the war in europe. >> harris: for people just joining us, general norman schwarzkopf has died. he led operation desert shield and desert storm which were the largest deployments of u.s. forces and equipment since the vietnam war and general scales you just mentioned president george h.w. bush is ailing in the hospital but we have just gotten a statement from the former president and i want to share it with our viewers if you are still with us. the former president says "barbara and i mourn the loss of a true american patriot and one of the great mill tare leaders of our generation. hailing from westpoint. general norman schwarzkopf to me epitomized the service the dallesty creed that served our great nation through this trying natural crises. a good and decent man and a good friend. barbara and i send our condolences to his from our family. this from president george h.w. bush ailing in the hospital but speaking out in his statement about the passing of general schwarzkopf. general scales, are you stil
from his four star contemporaries who were mainly back in those days focused on fighting the war in europe. >> harris: for people just joining us, general norman schwarzkopf has died. he led operation desert shield and desert storm which were the largest deployments of u.s. forces and equipment since the vietnam war and general scales you just mentioned president george h.w. bush is ailing in the hospital but we have just gotten a statement from the former president and i want to share it...
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population size, military spending and technology, asia is set to be larger than north america and europe combined. >> the rapid rise of other countries, and above all, the spectacular rise of asian economies is dramatically altering the context in which u.s. global power will operate. >> shepard: the report notes that the u.s. is likely to remain a major global player on the global stage because of how it's able to pull together coalitions to tackle global problems. >>> today was pposed to be the start of the window in which north hey would launch a new -- north korea would launch a new controversial rocket. so far no launch. we have the reasons for the delay. gunfire on a busy new york city sidewalk. just up the street from us, cops say somebody shot a man right in the back of the head then jumped right into a waiting getaway car and off he went. or she went. there's a manhunt or a womanhunt on, and how did a sporting event for disabled athletes, disabled athletes, turn into this? it's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live tonight. h
population size, military spending and technology, asia is set to be larger than north america and europe combined. >> the rapid rise of other countries, and above all, the spectacular rise of asian economies is dramatically altering the context in which u.s. global power will operate. >> shepard: the report notes that the u.s. is likely to remain a major global player on the global stage because of how it's able to pull together coalitions to tackle global problems. >>>...
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europe, 70%, 80% is when you start to see negative impact. that hurts everyone and all of our live lie hoods. when you get 95% of the gdp when it starts to have disasterous impact. >> wealthy are in focus for this fiscal cliff deal but based on what we're talking about here today, charles, you believe your average american family, regardless what happens with this deal or not, will be affected when by some of these higher interest rates or higher inflation you see coming for the country? >> absolutely. even without this, just with some taxes coming in, associated with the new health care law and other things, we're talking about people paying taxes on what they call, unearned income, which is misno, ma'am ir. obviously money you got to invest in that restaurant or invest in the stocks was earned in the first place and you're taking a risk. if you pay taxes on rent, as person paying taxes guess who will pass the cost along? i will pass along to whoever is renting from me. jenna: when you see this, we go back to the high inflation, some other i
europe, 70%, 80% is when you start to see negative impact. that hurts everyone and all of our live lie hoods. when you get 95% of the gdp when it starts to have disasterous impact. >> wealthy are in focus for this fiscal cliff deal but based on what we're talking about here today, charles, you believe your average american family, regardless what happens with this deal or not, will be affected when by some of these higher interest rates or higher inflation you see coming for the country?...
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so in a country that had seen war on the horizon, with the nazis invading poland and europe going into war, the americans could see war coming but it wasn't until we were literally stabbed by the japanese that morning that the anger and everything came out and people just, it galvanized the nation and changed america forever. martha: my mom told me a story about being a little girl and sitting down for, i think it was hot chocolate or something at a diner with her mother. suddenly you could feel all across the place something was very wrong. her mom grabbed her by the arm, and they went straight home. that realization that that safety, that that feeling of domestic security, that you enjoyed, and i think you're so right. i think for so many people today 9/11 had that same sort of really life altering impact. and as we have said, they will be remembering this event today at pearl harbor. they will be honoring a man, captain nash, ray emory, who is 91 years old and has spent the better part of the last 21 years in an effort annoyed some people involved with the remembrances of pearl harb
so in a country that had seen war on the horizon, with the nazis invading poland and europe going into war, the americans could see war coming but it wasn't until we were literally stabbed by the japanese that morning that the anger and everything came out and people just, it galvanized the nation and changed america forever. martha: my mom told me a story about being a little girl and sitting down for, i think it was hot chocolate or something at a diner with her mother. suddenly you could...
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in europe again, italy is poor. you have 15 employees, fine. you have a 16th employee, must be disabled. have 51 flows, 7% must be disabled. it just cripples the flexible of the work force. well intended, but that's why they have riots there. >> steve: listen, europe is great because they have some wonderful food and some cheeses. but you're saying we should not base our policies on theirs because they're stinkers. >> we should base it on singapore where they have 1.9% unemployment and they don't have any minimum wage north texas laws against discrimination. it's a competitive market. that protects workers. >> steve: there's got to be a social safety net of sorts though, right? >> yes. and there will be if government doesn't provide all of it, the country will be so rich that private charity also provide much more. yes! absolutely! >> steve: what color is the 1960 in your world? check out johns to -- john stossel on the fox business. >>> next, a real life nativity scene, how these people are trying to save christmas in one city on the coast. fi
in europe again, italy is poor. you have 15 employees, fine. you have a 16th employee, must be disabled. have 51 flows, 7% must be disabled. it just cripples the flexible of the work force. well intended, but that's why they have riots there. >> steve: listen, europe is great because they have some wonderful food and some cheeses. but you're saying we should not base our policies on theirs because they're stinkers. >> we should base it on singapore where they have 1.9% unemployment...
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>> reporter: this started out in europe, in the netherlands where they call them repair calf taste. -- cafes. they try to fix it, from lawn moyers to lamps. ones in seattle we went to see meet once a month and everyone is well come. >> this is really rewarding to actually have success story coming out. and even the things that we don't actually succeed in fixing, this is actually learning experience, to get things taken apart and see how they function and see what is wrong with it. >> reporter: well the goal is really to do away with our throwaway society. instead of buying new items they hope to teach other that is the old ones can work just as well. in an economy like this probably a good thing. kelly: sounds like a really good deal. one man's junk become's another's treasure. does it cost anything to join? >> reporter: no. the suggested ad ismation is -- admission is five dollars to rent out the meeting space. they point out you save money and help you do and of course save the planet. >> everything has built in obsolescence and minute it breaks or, the minute the newest gadget com
>> reporter: this started out in europe, in the netherlands where they call them repair calf taste. -- cafes. they try to fix it, from lawn moyers to lamps. ones in seattle we went to see meet once a month and everyone is well come. >> this is really rewarding to actually have success story coming out. and even the things that we don't actually succeed in fixing, this is actually learning experience, to get things taken apart and see how they function and see what is wrong with it....
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yeah, there will be, you showed those scenes of some violence where was it in east europe. we're seeing that in lansing, michigan, right now. you will see percent opposition by the unions to other states that try to go this direction. bill: we'll take that up next hour with a guest i just mentioned. one fine point on this. you believe once you go right-to-work you do not go back. >> that's right. it is one-way street. you know what? i guarantee you, it will not happen. once you've given this liberty to workers very hard to to take it away from them. bill: steve moore, thank you. "wall street journal" out of washington today. >> have a great day. alisyn: there are new signs that the assad regime in syria is growing increasely desperate as we hear reports of extreme escalation in violence. why the u.s. is watching --. bill: who did you like last night. did you like the boss or bon jovi? alisyn: can i say both? bill: they're both from new jersey, representing images on your screen. it was rock and roll royality, say that three times. coming together to help the victims of sand
yeah, there will be, you showed those scenes of some violence where was it in east europe. we're seeing that in lansing, michigan, right now. you will see percent opposition by the unions to other states that try to go this direction. bill: we'll take that up next hour with a guest i just mentioned. one fine point on this. you believe once you go right-to-work you do not go back. >> that's right. it is one-way street. you know what? i guarantee you, it will not happen. once you've given...
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>>gregg: political crisis in europe spilling over into the united states. christians now seeking asylum and why they say they have no choice but to run. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! hurry in and try five succulent entrees, like ourender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's wh
>>gregg: political crisis in europe spilling over into the united states. christians now seeking asylum and why they say they have no choice but to run. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! hurry in and try five...
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you look at europe and see what happens if we continue down this path very much longer that is place we don't want to go. >> reporter: primary driver of all the debt spending, medicare, medicaid, and social security. and a nation unwilling to rein in their costs. >> it's like your responsible brother-in-law runs up the credit cards and goes bust and says the real problem is because you stopped sending me checks. >> reporter: brooks says we have become a debtor nation with a mentality that says if we can squeeze more money out of people who are working that can solve the problem. he says that is simply not so. martha? martha: interesting. sad, interesting. i don't know whether to laugh or cry. thank you. bill: there is a college freshman found dead at a fraternity house. now 20 members of the group facing criminal charges, 20. we'll tell you why. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabam louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love y
you look at europe and see what happens if we continue down this path very much longer that is place we don't want to go. >> reporter: primary driver of all the debt spending, medicare, medicaid, and social security. and a nation unwilling to rein in their costs. >> it's like your responsible brother-in-law runs up the credit cards and goes bust and says the real problem is because you stopped sending me checks. >> reporter: brooks says we have become a debtor nation with a...
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europe is harder right now than america. >> exactly. that underscores the point that what we do nobody else can do. we want to make the offer when your wallet is out of your pocket not six months after you leave the store. you can go look in the filing cabinet that oracle or s.a.p. or microsoft has and that's the 20th century. we're all about doing things in realtime. we make you that offer when your wallet is out and your credit card is in your hand. nobody else can do that. that's a universal big data realtime problem that only tibco can solve. >> you mentioned oracle and s.a.p. and analysts that i checked in with say that ibm has come on very strong. >> ibm is our strongest competitor. we beat them every single time in terms of technical performance. they do have strong relationships and at the end of the day we have to be three years ahead of the competition and we believe we are. >> okay. you had 25 deals that were over 1 million. last year you had 28 deals over 1 million. should we believe that therefore the momentum here has slow
europe is harder right now than america. >> exactly. that underscores the point that what we do nobody else can do. we want to make the offer when your wallet is out of your pocket not six months after you leave the store. you can go look in the filing cabinet that oracle or s.a.p. or microsoft has and that's the 20th century. we're all about doing things in realtime. we make you that offer when your wallet is out and your credit card is in your hand. nobody else can do that. that's a...
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so if you call a cousin in europe or a business colleague in asia, the federal government can listen to what you say. if you e-mail them, they can read the e-mail. they don't need record or suspicion. your privacy shot. >> gretchen: what about if all i say is (speaking a foreign language). >> i don't know what that means u about the government will because they have the best translators in this country. it will be like east germany because people will be afraid to be themselves that's why we have the fourth amendment. >> steve: i wonder how many terrorists activities or plots have been stopped by this program. >> you know, a good question. we probably will never know. >> steve: because it's a question -- which is the greater risk? that we listen in on some international phone calls or another 9-11? >> that's a very good question ask judgment that the congress is not permit to do make because the fourth amendment -- >> steve: that is what they're too long. >> ha is what they're doing. when the congress changes the constitution, it is acting unconstitutionally. only the states. you jus
so if you call a cousin in europe or a business colleague in asia, the federal government can listen to what you say. if you e-mail them, they can read the e-mail. they don't need record or suspicion. your privacy shot. >> gretchen: what about if all i say is (speaking a foreign language). >> i don't know what that means u about the government will because they have the best translators in this country. it will be like east germany because people will be afraid to be themselves...
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>> that, that what would happen is, we were turn into europe. we all see it. we see greece, and spain and italy, and france. they all grow slow of the they have extremely high unemployment rates. we would have a slow economy and high unemployment forever if we taxed ourselves like that. gregg: all right. >> this idea that somehow you can't tax the middle class or we won't, it's impossible. if we keep --. gregg: that is a bad idea, right, i get it. i get it. vat. that i get. >> value-added tax is the worst thing. gregg: brian, what is the solution? >> yeah. i, well, if i were king for a day and told to make the economy grow faster, i would cut the size of our federal government. we need to cut spending everywhere because, the best our economy has done in the last 30 years is during the '80s and '90s. that's when ronald reagan and bill clinton cut spending. i would take the clinton tax rates, right now, i would take them. gregg: really. >> they won't hurt the economy, if, i got clinton's spending. he spent one-third less on federal government than barack obama i
>> that, that what would happen is, we were turn into europe. we all see it. we see greece, and spain and italy, and france. they all grow slow of the they have extremely high unemployment rates. we would have a slow economy and high unemployment forever if we taxed ourselves like that. gregg: all right. >> this idea that somehow you can't tax the middle class or we won't, it's impossible. if we keep --. gregg: that is a bad idea, right, i get it. i get it. vat. that i get. >>...
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europe is basically flat, the u.s. is improving, but it is not exactly galloping and, you know, we are entering probably a weak quarter where people are hoping it will be stronger over the course of the year, china is slowing some and in general all of the emerging markets are slower than they were most of them india has slowed dramatically, brazil is slow, so yes, indeed it is a fragile situation, when the u.s. is one of the bright spots, you know, eking out make two percent growth, one percent growth this quarter you know things aren't very good. >> rose: do you expect to see, speaking of the united states, growth rate getting back close to four percent? >> well, you know, it is in the realm of possibility, but i think the trend growth rate, you know, is going to be more on the order of two and a half and i mean some days some quarters it will be worse than that, some quarters it will be better than that. there are many private forecasters calling for it to be three percent by years end, i think we are doing pretty w
europe is basically flat, the u.s. is improving, but it is not exactly galloping and, you know, we are entering probably a weak quarter where people are hoping it will be stronger over the course of the year, china is slowing some and in general all of the emerging markets are slower than they were most of them india has slowed dramatically, brazil is slow, so yes, indeed it is a fragile situation, when the u.s. is one of the bright spots, you know, eking out make two percent growth, one...
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imagine if we could liquify, ship it to europe, ship it to the far east. not only would we have a huge impact on trade balance but actually help the economies out too. game-changer. harris: you mentioned cash on the sidelines. where is that coming from? >> corporate america and consumers, and we saw it this past christmas now with sales, have been holding onto their cash. they are worried. you can plan for anything as long as you know what the ground rules are going to be. washington has not given us the ground rules. once that clarifies i know it will have negative impact short term. corporate america will say, you know what? we will go ahead and build the plant. we'll go ahead and hire. we'll put money into the economy. it is estimated between one and $3 trillion sitting on the sidelines. harris: tell me what the deal is so we can go forward, is that it? >> higher taxes and entitlement cuts. harris: before you go, i hear a huge however, in all of this and that's because the only thing you say would slow down a positive outlook is the federal government g
imagine if we could liquify, ship it to europe, ship it to the far east. not only would we have a huge impact on trade balance but actually help the economies out too. game-changer. harris: you mentioned cash on the sidelines. where is that coming from? >> corporate america and consumers, and we saw it this past christmas now with sales, have been holding onto their cash. they are worried. you can plan for anything as long as you know what the ground rules are going to be. washington has...
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the country defeating spain to win the highest unemployment rate in europe. congratulations. not. next, $2 billion. that's how much a cable box cost when it's not even on. they continue to run using up electricity. the worst offenders, dvr's. that's $2 billion across the country. not just at your house. and finally, $5,000. that's the christmas bonus being handed to employees at publisher random house. they can thank this year's best seller "50 shades of gray" and $55,000 for christmas bonus. gretch, over to you and a couple of special guests. >> gretchen: this next story is an emotional one and the perfect one for the christmas season. five years ago, doctors told our next guest that he would never walk again. on christmas eve, he was involved in a deadly rather cash. older driver spun out of control, crashing into his family's suv, can iing both his father and his brother, 17-year-old girlfriend. brock was left paralyzed from the waist down. but he never stopped living his life and believing that he would walk again. and now in two weeks, guess what he's gog do? he's going to wa
the country defeating spain to win the highest unemployment rate in europe. congratulations. not. next, $2 billion. that's how much a cable box cost when it's not even on. they continue to run using up electricity. the worst offenders, dvr's. that's $2 billion across the country. not just at your house. and finally, $5,000. that's the christmas bonus being handed to employees at publisher random house. they can thank this year's best seller "50 shades of gray" and $55,000 for...
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you are something of a fan of europe. you know what -- >> what. >> clayton: you know what kind -- >> take those words back! >> dave: he's never going back. i don't think he's been to london in a decade. >> clayton: what about france? when is the last time you've been to france? >> 20 years ago. >> clayton: they did something fascinating that you may like yesterday. >> no, no, no, you've got it all wrong. >> clayton: they shot down the -- the court shot down raising taxes on the rich, that tax rate was set to go up to 75% under the new leader of france. that's not going to happen. can we learn something from that? [ laughter ] what you learn is that the french government will immediately reword the law, resubmit it and actually catch even more people who will pay 75%. >> clayton: just the rich, the gerard depardieus. >> if you want to tax rich for ideological reason, you're going to do it no matter what the economic results. that's true in france and probable will he in america. >> dave: yes or no get a pick cliff deal don
you are something of a fan of europe. you know what -- >> what. >> clayton: you know what kind -- >> take those words back! >> dave: he's never going back. i don't think he's been to london in a decade. >> clayton: what about france? when is the last time you've been to france? >> 20 years ago. >> clayton: they did something fascinating that you may like yesterday. >> no, no, no, you've got it all wrong. >> clayton: they shot down the -- the...
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not only in the united states, canada and europe as well. not surprising, perhaps, given, you know, the dissolution with the old socialist party, the bureaucracy, except for, but insofar as people don't organize , go beyond one protest after another to build a new type of organization that is needed to take on the capital state to know we will be spending the rest of eternity in one protest after another. in a very creative and inspiring , but one has to eventually get beyond that. so i think that is our reaction. the other reaction we would have, and we think wall street, the occupy wall street was somewhat better in this respect. there has been a tendency in the anti globalization movement since seattle, it's important, to identify the problem has located at the level of the imf, at the level of these g-7 meetings orgy 20 meetings of finance ministers, central bankers, and leaders. and that is where the protesters. and in the book we point out that right after seattle in april 2000, the next big was in washington, the imf meeting. the prot
not only in the united states, canada and europe as well. not surprising, perhaps, given, you know, the dissolution with the old socialist party, the bureaucracy, except for, but insofar as people don't organize , go beyond one protest after another to build a new type of organization that is needed to take on the capital state to know we will be spending the rest of eternity in one protest after another. in a very creative and inspiring , but one has to eventually get beyond that. so i think...
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. >>> american students still lagging behind their peers peern europe and asia. fourth grade railroads still outperformed in science by kids in countries like finland and singapore. eighth grade students are stagnant. but american students are still better than the global average and the strongest in reading. steve? >> steve: thanks, gretch. remember when president obama was pushing for his health care reform and promised you that your health care would not change? well, looks like one of the nation's largest retailers actually the largest, wal-mart, is proving this isn't true. starting next year, the company plans to eliminate health care coverage for those employees who work less than 30 hours a week. deeming them part-time of the joining us with more is fox news legal analyst peter johnson, jr. >> good morning. we've been talking about this for a few years and now it seems the chickens are coming home to roost. wal-mart and its employees seem to be the victims of obamacare in a very, very big way. they put up new standards to who will get insurance coverage 24
. >>> american students still lagging behind their peers peern europe and asia. fourth grade railroads still outperformed in science by kids in countries like finland and singapore. eighth grade students are stagnant. but american students are still better than the global average and the strongest in reading. steve? >> steve: thanks, gretch. remember when president obama was pushing for his health care reform and promised you that your health care would not change? well, looks...
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this is a little different. [ chanting ] >> it's one of europe's oldest cities, with a history scarred by war. it was invaded not once but twice by attila the hun. even today its ministry of defense building stands in ruins from nato bombings in 1999. this is belgrade. capital city of serbia. less than two miles from the city center, serbia's largest and most infamous prison. centrale socmore. known locally as cz. >> my parents are from belgrade so there was a bit more emotion going to a prison in serbia than say other prisons around the world. cz has an ominous reputation for serbs. it's where inmates went in, and then you'd never see them again. >> cz opened its doors in 1950 and has housed countless political prisoners, including opponents of the late serbian president slobodan milosevic. many were still there when milosevic himself was incarcerated here in 2001, while awaiting trial for corruption and war crimes. today it houses some of the nation's most dangerous criminals. including the assassin of a former serbian prime minister. >> translator: they have committed all kinds of c
this is a little different. [ chanting ] >> it's one of europe's oldest cities, with a history scarred by war. it was invaded not once but twice by attila the hun. even today its ministry of defense building stands in ruins from nato bombings in 1999. this is belgrade. capital city of serbia. less than two miles from the city center, serbia's largest and most infamous prison. centrale socmore. known locally as cz. >> my parents are from belgrade so there was a bit more emotion going...
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but i could see the feds easing, europe is easing. i can see maybe profits are going to come in better. maybe we had great housing coming in today. when they are doing this toe dance, how can the market make sense of that. >> we have had the debt crisis to train us how to deal with this? you start ignoring what the politicians had to say. and that is really now traders look at it. >> i'm here to tell you, one for one doesn't work. this is going to be his biggest challenge. the racing ising of the top chae is it. republicans aren't going to like that. and the grass roots aren't going to like that. and the only people that are going to like it are the liberals and the unions. >> but this is a big problem on spending and i think that is where the president will see the deal fall apart. they are close. pretty close. but we do need to see a net revenue, neutral plan. >> are you kidding? >> republicans want to three to four to one. >> they do want that, but they can live with the revenue neutral plan. >> one to one is insanity. >> it is not
but i could see the feds easing, europe is easing. i can see maybe profits are going to come in better. maybe we had great housing coming in today. when they are doing this toe dance, how can the market make sense of that. >> we have had the debt crisis to train us how to deal with this? you start ignoring what the politicians had to say. and that is really now traders look at it. >> i'm here to tell you, one for one doesn't work. this is going to be his biggest challenge. the...
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as you lookmember around the globe, europe is in a terrible recession. they have huge debt problems. you have bigger problems in asia than you thought we would have a. ande can get this one right actually make a real road to bring in new revenue and reduce our costs so that we bring our budget into balance, i think it is a huge opportunity for economic revival in america that around the globe will make us proud and create jobs. it is tough. if the president gets its right, we have a huge ability to see an economic revival we have all been waiting for. >> let me follow up on a ci. specific point. you said earlier that indicating it should be up to states to tailor programs when it comes to implementing certain aspects of obamacare. should states have this flexibility? flexibility? >>
as you lookmember around the globe, europe is in a terrible recession. they have huge debt problems. you have bigger problems in asia than you thought we would have a. ande can get this one right actually make a real road to bring in new revenue and reduce our costs so that we bring our budget into balance, i think it is a huge opportunity for economic revival in america that around the globe will make us proud and create jobs. it is tough. if the president gets its right, we have a huge...
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or maybe the plan is you're going to leave for a movie and shooting in europe for six months. or maybe his plan, for whatever reason, is for us to be miserable here. that doesn't make sense at all. it sounds like no, no, no, god doesn't want us to be miserable. sometimes we don't understand his ways. >> christian is trying to hold onto me. i think it's fear. what you said earlier really kind of concerned me when you said, going away six months and come back. we're coming back and going to get married? >> you said repeatedly there's a chance that could happen. >> i'm not going to move back in here. >> they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. >> when i leave, i leave. >> six months of not talking to christian, you may be completely in love with me after six months, if that's true absence makes the heart grow fonder. >> no, i'm saying when i leave, i leave for good. i'm going to be moving, christian. we talked about that. i really am. i'm going to be moving. i'm wondering what your plans are. what are you going to do? >> nothing has changed. i'll try to get a roommate to com
or maybe the plan is you're going to leave for a movie and shooting in europe for six months. or maybe his plan, for whatever reason, is for us to be miserable here. that doesn't make sense at all. it sounds like no, no, no, god doesn't want us to be miserable. sometimes we don't understand his ways. >> christian is trying to hold onto me. i think it's fear. what you said earlier really kind of concerned me when you said, going away six months and come back. we're coming back and going to...
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we supported the marshall plan that helped europe regain its strength. and pioneered the atm, so you can get cash when you want it. it's been our privilege to back ideas like these, and the leaders behind them. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping people and their ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> let's play a little game we like to call the good, the bad and the ugly with our own karen. take a listen. >> i like realogy. there is a lot of leverage to a housing return. the way their business works, it's a capital not intensive business. a lot of rate margins and a lot of ways to get in this levered play. >> shares of realogy up 48 cents since then. do you stick with it? >> a little bit of cheating because it was off the ipo price. if you bought it where it was traded, i'm still long and one of the cheaper ways to play recovery in housing, way less than some of the home builders. >>> onto the bad year, about a month later, karen had a trade on macy's, h
we supported the marshall plan that helped europe regain its strength. and pioneered the atm, so you can get cash when you want it. it's been our privilege to back ideas like these, and the leaders behind them. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping people and their ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> let's play a little game we like to call the good, the bad and the ugly with our own...
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only 18% from the sick man that is europe. the company plans to expand its boat business aggressively into brazil which you know is the fourth largest global boat market. and brunswick only has 1% share at the moment. you know that can go up. brunswick's boat engine is roaring, plus the company's been cleaning up its balance sheet to where it has the lowest level of debt in more than seven years. it's giving you a juicy 27% gain since i recommended it a little less than a year ago back on january 30th. even after this move the sfok is still pretty darn cheap, selling for just 12 times earning, 12.5% long-term growth rate and obviously this new kicker. the bottom line, hurricane sandy was a horrible tragedy. but as we recover from that destruction, there are opportunities like the 65,000 boats that were damaged or destroyed in the storm. $650 million worth of boats that will most likely be replaced and brunswick is the most likely place that they'll replace them at. let's go to elizabeth in florida, please. el ell elliz beth. >
only 18% from the sick man that is europe. the company plans to expand its boat business aggressively into brazil which you know is the fourth largest global boat market. and brunswick only has 1% share at the moment. you know that can go up. brunswick's boat engine is roaring, plus the company's been cleaning up its balance sheet to where it has the lowest level of debt in more than seven years. it's giving you a juicy 27% gain since i recommended it a little less than a year ago back on...
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this is not europe, this is not greece. there are solutions. it's the politics that mess everything up. >> you're absolutely right. getting back to the issue of tax rates, it looked like we were getting closer. boehner offered to raise rates for those making more than $1 million a year. the rate would increase only on the amount you made over $1 million. president obama, who insists on letting the bush tax cuts expire for earners making more than $250,000, at least that's how he presented it during the campaign. offered to let those taxes rise on those making more than 400,000 a year. we're talking marginal rates, only on income above $400,000. by the way, mark, $370,000 a year is what puts you in the top 1%. all of those levels, 250, 400, a million. what's the breakoff point at which raising rates would substantially hurt the economy. >> i think they're coming to a compromise, the president's 400 k, speaker boehner was a million. my guess is they come to an agreement somewhere around $500,000. if that's the break point in the tax increase, i d
this is not europe, this is not greece. there are solutions. it's the politics that mess everything up. >> you're absolutely right. getting back to the issue of tax rates, it looked like we were getting closer. boehner offered to raise rates for those making more than $1 million a year. the rate would increase only on the amount you made over $1 million. president obama, who insists on letting the bush tax cuts expire for earners making more than $250,000, at least that's how he presented...
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in europe, something i bet bill mcdermott would agree with. and a subtle undertone that suggested salesforce.com wasn't doing as well as oracle either. whatever, let's just say business is very strong. cash is brimming, $34 billion, despite a buyback that's taken in 350 million shares, $10 billion worth of stock. at a time that suggests a collapse in technical spending, oracle is saying the opposite. it was an amazing, affirmative call. and my hat is off to the entire team. we may have worries about apple. we may be concerned about personal computers, but overall tech spending, it's hard to be better than this. welcome to the future. at last, it's like the past. stay with cramer. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it.
in europe, something i bet bill mcdermott would agree with. and a subtle undertone that suggested salesforce.com wasn't doing as well as oracle either. whatever, let's just say business is very strong. cash is brimming, $34 billion, despite a buyback that's taken in 350 million shares, $10 billion worth of stock. at a time that suggests a collapse in technical spending, oracle is saying the opposite. it was an amazing, affirmative call. and my hat is off to the entire team. we may have worries...
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with europe under control, the u.s. doing quite well, with china expanding and india blooming, not to mention the splendid addition to t barn to the family starbucks has a terrific story to tell and they can tell it. i think it may be a one off situation. the business of fried chicken, it's cooled there, it's cooled in china. i can't draw any conclusion. plus it's worth pointing out the united states lowered a bit, too. it was, alas, a disappointment. but yum is a remarkable company. my inclination would be to hold on to it no matter what. if you really need to get out of it maybe at a higher price. perhaps at next thursday's analyst meeting. for yum in general it's worth pointing out that the restaurant stocks have become quite inhospitable of late. with everyone from mcdonald's and darden, cracker barrel and chipotle disappointing the street, only panera has remained strong. my takeaway please don't draw conclusion that china's back sliding. we have way too much evidence to the contrary. just conclude that something's
with europe under control, the u.s. doing quite well, with china expanding and india blooming, not to mention the splendid addition to t barn to the family starbucks has a terrific story to tell and they can tell it. i think it may be a one off situation. the business of fried chicken, it's cooled there, it's cooled in china. i can't draw any conclusion. plus it's worth pointing out the united states lowered a bit, too. it was, alas, a disappointment. but yum is a remarkable company. my...
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. >> let's talk about europe. you mentioned emerging markets, but have you a big exposure to europe. stock markets going up, but no economic activity to speak of. is that where the economic activity not picking up yet for you guys either? >> yeah, when you look at last season, the last lawn and garden season, it was down somewhere in the neighborhood of about 15% of the the market overall, and that was really reflective, obviously of decreased consumer spending and people feeling a lot of the impacts of macroeconomic conditions in europe. as we look forward, into europe, into this next season, we're calling it flat, simply because there are is so much uncertainty going on over there with how they solve their economic problems. at the same time, geographic diversification is really important for us, especially in the emerging markets. last week, friday, we closed on a deal down in brazil, one of the key markets we look at from an emerging market standpoint, a company by the name of bronco, which does a lot of high-
. >> let's talk about europe. you mentioned emerging markets, but have you a big exposure to europe. stock markets going up, but no economic activity to speak of. is that where the economic activity not picking up yet for you guys either? >> yeah, when you look at last season, the last lawn and garden season, it was down somewhere in the neighborhood of about 15% of the the market overall, and that was really reflective, obviously of decreased consumer spending and people feeling a...
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keith lives in the united states and i live in europe. >> one of the great clips i came across was you guys noodling together. >> yeah. >> how much of that is the secret sauce of the stones, where you two need to be together to do that? >> i think we've gone past that, really. >> we're made to do this. it's when we're not working there's a problem. or could be. but otherwise, mick and i have been working together the last few months. it's been a revelation really. >> really? >> yeah. how you can all get along once you're in the groove and stuff and how much we actually do fit together. it's very interesting. >> there was a time earlier this year, i thought -- i don't think it will happen again. i didn't mind. >> there was a time when it was in the balance when people were saying oh, it's not going to happen. it looked like it, but i never believed it. >> and as they had struggled for harmony, some in the band have also tackled addiction over the years, most notably keith's hard-won battles with heroin. >> i don't do anything no more. i've done it all. once you've done it all, what are
keith lives in the united states and i live in europe. >> one of the great clips i came across was you guys noodling together. >> yeah. >> how much of that is the secret sauce of the stones, where you two need to be together to do that? >> i think we've gone past that, really. >> we're made to do this. it's when we're not working there's a problem. or could be. but otherwise, mick and i have been working together the last few months. it's been a revelation really....
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in over his head: you mentioned various problems in europe. and you know, fundamentally there's not any sustainable strategy behind the groupon approach and that's because you have living social and literally dozennens and other companies doing these daily deals, and so if you don't have any particular advantage other than being first and now being eclipsed you have to come up with something else and there's a potential saving grace because mason has been working around-the-clock to try to figure out what could we do at groupon to try to stem the tide and there's a variety of different efforts and experiments frankly that are going on. so what i like about that is that he is recognizing the real fundamental problem. he has not been able to fix it's yet but he is going all in and trying to and for that reason he is not on the list this year but let's watch him for next year. >> maybe he could avoid the list all together next year if he is able to hit a home run. sydney finkelstein with dartmouth. >> >> susie: that's "nightly business report" fo
in over his head: you mentioned various problems in europe. and you know, fundamentally there's not any sustainable strategy behind the groupon approach and that's because you have living social and literally dozennens and other companies doing these daily deals, and so if you don't have any particular advantage other than being first and now being eclipsed you have to come up with something else and there's a potential saving grace because mason has been working around-the-clock to try to...
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so i think there is a lot of optimism - even in europe there's a lot of optimism, but we know how that all goes when there is a lot of optimism. so, anyway, slow trading expected this week. > will there be some last- minute adjustments, or have most of those folks already gone home and closed the books for the year? > > i think for the most part anyone that really had anything to do really has done it already. that would be the capital gains tax-type selling, that sort of thing. but there's always some minor window dressing issues that could come up. so i wouldn't really pay much attention to the price action this week. what is probably more important is the first couple weeks in january. > do you have any kind of end- of-the-year strategy here, or are you just kind of going sit on your hands? > > at this point, no. just wait 'til next year and start fresh. > no plan is a good plan. it's good to have you on the show this morning. take care. > > thanks angela. in our cover story, workers making the minimum will make a little more in ten states beginning january first. and each of those
so i think there is a lot of optimism - even in europe there's a lot of optimism, but we know how that all goes when there is a lot of optimism. so, anyway, slow trading expected this week. > will there be some last- minute adjustments, or have most of those folks already gone home and closed the books for the year? > > i think for the most part anyone that really had anything to do really has done it already. that would be the capital gains tax-type selling, that sort of thing. but...
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they come from europe and asia, old infrastructure in the united states, massive debt. americans have a right to expect leaders to tackle large problem. as one of the leading authorities on financial crises, what do we do? >> i think this point that it's not just what happens this month how are we going to move forward, grow this economy because this problem of debt comes from our aging population. you talk about the tax hike we have. it's not enough to close the gap. the idea that the middle class will get away from this without paying most of it. without entitlements being cut, that's nuts. eventually that will happen. they won't admit it now. we are just beginning. this is a skirmish in a longer war. >> diane, one of the arguments of those that say the fiscal cliff discussion is over blown is deployed at the resilience of the stock market. the s&p is up 12% for the year. that's an okay year. companies have a lot of cash they are holding onto. is too much made of the negative effect of the uncertainty? >> i don't think so. we have seen a lot of the corporate sector un
they come from europe and asia, old infrastructure in the united states, massive debt. americans have a right to expect leaders to tackle large problem. as one of the leading authorities on financial crises, what do we do? >> i think this point that it's not just what happens this month how are we going to move forward, grow this economy because this problem of debt comes from our aging population. you talk about the tax hike we have. it's not enough to close the gap. the idea that the...
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europe would be free of such missiles. the 100 would be placed in soviet asia and for the united states and look as if our 100 missiles would be placed in alaska. with what kind of target it's hard to say but nevertheless it would be 100-100. and gorbachev set off at that point a round circuit to try to use sdi as the obstacle to further progress, and to some against it except something else. meanwhile, we had after reykjavÍk on the telephone to make sure we got to our facing countries before the press got them, called each of the beijing countries, leadership, whoever was available on a late sunday night in europe to inform them of the outcome of the inf talks of the 100-100 in europe. it was greeted with total shock. people who had fallen in love with arms control finally discovered that they were in love in fact with most of it and where decoupling began to appear on the u.s. side, as rick said, and on the television into united states, leader after leader after leader, general after jenna, former secretary of state af
europe would be free of such missiles. the 100 would be placed in soviet asia and for the united states and look as if our 100 missiles would be placed in alaska. with what kind of target it's hard to say but nevertheless it would be 100-100. and gorbachev set off at that point a round circuit to try to use sdi as the obstacle to further progress, and to some against it except something else. meanwhile, we had after reykjavÍk on the telephone to make sure we got to our facing countries before...